Trout Fishing
There is some very good wild brown trout fly fishing on our beats.
Sea trout can also be caught on our beats from around May.
A state license is mandatory to fish for sea-trout, but is not required to fish for brown trout.
All trout fishing is fly only, and on a Catch and Release basis.
In the spring, wet flies and streamers can be very productive.
In the summer bead-head nymphs are good during the day, and some excellent dry fly fishing can be had in the late evening if you match the hatch effectively.
A 5/6wt single handed trout fly rod is appropriate. In low water a 9½ft rod would be ideal, but in higher water or for nymphing anything up to an 11ft rod is advisable.
Sea trout can be caught during the day, but are most active just before dark.
Fly fishing with a single handed rod (e.g. 10ft 7wt) and a team of small wet flies is preferred. Reliable patterns include Black Pennell, Teal Blue and Silver, Peter Ross and Dunkeld in both singles and small doubles. In low water, sea trout are often also caught on a dry fly when they rise along with the native brown trout.
We are delighted to announce that Peter Driver from Piscarifly and Syndicate will be joining our team from 2020.
Right here on the Blackwater we have some of the finest wild brown trout fishing to be had in Ireland. From next season Peter will be working closely with us here at Blackwater Trout & Salmon Fishery to give you the best experience and tuition in Brown Trout fishing. Through his experience in Fly Fishing for trout, Peter will be running master classes on all techniques for catching brown trout on rivers. Peter will also be joining our guide team right here and you can avail of booking a one to one session at any time with us, that can be tailored to suits your requests.
Peter is a qualified casting instructor with APAGI and a full time qualified fly dresser also. He is based in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny and he specialises in competition nymph fishing, Dry fly fishing, streamer fishing and pretty any other method that can be used to catch trout in rivers. Peter has competed many times in World and European Fly Fishing Championships for Ireland over the last 20 years among other competitions across the World. Over the years he has achieved National River and Lake Titles and a large selection of top place finished in competitions across Ireland and Europe. Peter has travelled a lot and learned a lot from some of the best anglers in the World.
As Peter says it is through this travelling the fishing World while studying and gaining vast experience in the ever-developing sport of fly-fishing he has an in-depth knowledge that he can share with our clients and customers right here at Blackwater Trout & Salmon Fishery.
Watch out for more information to come on this exciting development for us all.
For more information call us on 353(0)877205690 or email jason@blackwatertroutandsalmon.ie
